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Sophia, the first android with citizenship, now wants a robot baby

Entrepreneur | Oct 8, 2021 Sophia's Artificial Intelligence is so sensitive that it has awakened the desire to start a family and be the 'mother' of a robot baby named after her. In 2017, Sophia made history by becoming the first android to be granted legal citizenship . The humanoid , with nationality of Saudi


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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is wrong to ban Covid vaccine mandates

"It's appalling that we're talking about debating whether or not to protect children," said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says personal finance lessons should start as early as possible

"We can't wait for a personal finance course in high school," U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona told CNBC's Sharon Epperson in an interview.

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Most Medicare beneficiaries don’t explore their options during open enrollment, study shows. Here’s why that could be a costly mistake

With the specifics of Medicare health plans changing from year to year, not checking to see if there's a better option can be a costly mistake.

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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 5.9% in 2022, biggest annual hike in 40 years

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 5.9% in 2022, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday.

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Solution to Consumer-Centric Payments Innovation in America

Morning Consult | Nick Catino , Jonah Crane & Daniel Gorfine | Oct 13, 2021 In recent years, there have been several debates over how best to regulate and facilitate financial technology innovation in the United States. These debates frequently pit federal regulations against state-based regulation, and banks against nonbanks, in unfortunate zero-sum contests, resulting in legal challenges and increasingly tense congressional hearings that


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Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI): China’s crackdown puts US in pole position and Canada in 4th

Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance | Michel Rauchs | Oct 13, 2021 The latest update to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) has confirmed the impact of the Bitcoin mining crackdown in China, showing that the leading share of global Bitcoin network hashrate now sits in the US, followed by Kazakhstan and the Russian


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Finliti Delivers Personalized Financial Insights Using the Power of Psychometrics

Finliti | Jennifer Schell and Dr. Stefano Di Domenico | Oct 13, 2021 Harnessing information and channelling its energy to improve people’s financial activities is the very essence of FinTech. The promise is to thrust traditional financial services—banking, insurance, and investment management—into cyberspace where they can be reimagined and elaborated by mobile software to add


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Drop in U.S. birth rates amid Covid-19 could have lasting economic impact

As Covid-19 upended so many lives, women opted to delay having children. Lower birth rates could have a lasting economic impact, including Social Security and retirement.

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Here's how to choose the right financial advisor for you

When planning your financial future, it's common sense to seek professional help, yet only 17% of Americans do. Here's how to find the right financial advisor.

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These are health insurance options if you're fired for refusing to get a Covid vaccine

Workers fired for refusing to comply with an employer's Covid vaccine requirement have a few options to replace workplace health insurance.

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More than 12% of Hispanic households don't have a bank account. Here's why that can cost big bucks

The number of unbanked Americans is at an all-time low, but the Covid-19 pandemic may push those numbers back up, the FDIC said.

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17.5 million Americans leave 'free' retirement plan money on the table, survey finds

If you have a 401(k) plan at work, experts always recommend contributing at least enough to get the company match.

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Ways NFTs Can Reinvent Your Small Business

Inc. | Tor Constantino | Oct 7, 2021 NFT growth is continuing to skyrocket According to the website's Non-Fungible Tokens Quarterly Report: Q2 2021 Second Quarter 2021 Report, that three-month window was a record breaker for the NFT industry. The nonfungible.com report shows that in Q1 2021, the total volume traded exceeded $500 million. During


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Planet Labs, soon to be public, unveils more powerful Pelican imagery satellites

Earth imaging and data specialist Planet Labs on Tuesday unveiled Pelican, its new line of imagery satellites.

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